{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox album | cover = Back in Action 3.0.jpg | name = Back in Action 3.0 | type = EP | artist = Midwxst | released = September 7, 2022 | recorded = 2022 | genre = *Trap *Hip-hop | length = 22:47 | label = *Simple Stupid *Geffen | producer = *Aldn *CGM Beats *Chenzo *CookUpMason *Cooper Vengrove *DxnnyFxntom *Eli.yf *Enrgy Beats *Maajins *Midwxst *Mimofr *Paulo *RAFMADE *Rio Leyva *Scizzie *ThankYouWill *Turro *Zuko | prev_title = Better Luck Next Time | prev_year = 2022 | next_title = E3 | next_year = 2023 | misc = {{Singles |single1=Redacted |single1date=May 13, 2022 }} }} '''''Back in Action''' '''3.0''''' is the fifth extended play (EP) by the American singer and rapper Midwxst. It was released by Simple Stupid and Geffen Records on September 7, 2022. The album serves as a sequel to his third extended play ''Back In Action'' (2021), and features guest appearances by BabyTron and Tana.
''Back in Action 3.0'' is a hip-hop EP that features elements of trap. It was supported by one single, a tour across the United States, and a headline show in London, England. The album would rise in popularity following the gaining traction of "223's".
== Background == Midwxst released his fourth extended play (EP) ''Better Luck Next Time'' (2022) The project’s lead and only single, “Redacted,” was released on May 13, 2022, originally as a SoundCloud exclusive. He was influenced by rappers such as XXXTentacion, Juice Wrld, Tyler, the Creator.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Tibbits |first=Ben |date=2022-11-01 |title=Artist Spotlight: midwxst |url=https://www.thepitldn.com/pitnews/artist-spotlight-midwxst |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101122940/https://www.thepitldn.com/pitnews/artist-spotlight-midwxst |archive-date=November 1, 2022 |access-date=2025-08-30 |website=The Pit London |language=en-GB}}</ref> ''Back in Action 3.0'' would be released on September 7, 2022 through Simple Stupid and Geffen Records.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ech |first=Joey |date=2022-09-01 |title=September 2022 New Music Releases |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/september-2022-new-music-releases/ |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=XXL Mag |language=en}}</ref>
== Release and promotion == On October 7, 2022, a month after the EP’s release, midwxst announced on Twitter the ''3.0 TOUR'', with Dro Kenji being the opener for the majority of the tour. The tour began on November 11, 2022 in Montclair, New Jersey and concluded on December 3, 2022 in San Francisco, California.<ref>{{cite tweet |number=1578449924936458240 |user=midwxst |title=CANT WAIT TO SEE YOU ALL >:) TICKETS IN BIO |first=Edgar |last=Sarratt}}</ref> A music video for the standout track, "223's" was directed by Griffin Olis,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Schube |first=Will |date=2022-09-07 |title=Midwxst Drops New EP, 'Back In Action 3.0,' Shares '223's' Video |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/midwxst-back-in-action-3-0-223s-video/ |access-date=2025-08-30 |website=uDiscover Music |language=en-US}}</ref> finding BabyTron and Midwxst in a car dealership.<ref name=":0" /> ''Back in Action 3.0'' is the third installment of Midwxst's ''Back In Action'' series.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Horvath |first=Zachary |date=2024-07-21 |title=Midwxst Is Gearing Up For His "BACK IN ACTION" Series With Blistering GUN SMOKE |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/820815-midwxst-gun-smoke-stream |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}}</ref> Midwxst would then appear in London, United Kingdom for a headline show.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gwyther |first=Hwu |date=2023-09-01 |title=A Day In The Life Of Midwxst |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2023/09/01/midwxst/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923160931/https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2023/09/01/midwxst/ |archive-date=September 23, 2023 |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=Wonderland |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Nicolas-Tyrell |date=2022-11-15 |title=Inside Midwxst's raucous London debut |url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/profiles/midwxst-london-show-recap/ |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=Crack Magazine}}</ref>
== Critical reception == Following Midwxst's appearance in London, ''Back in Action'' ''3.0'' would receive a review from ''The London Pit''. Tibbits would write "Engrossing aesthetically, midwxst’s nuance for atmospheric angst is at full tilt here. It’s a tape that aims to do one thing; flaunt.".<ref name=":1" />
== Track listing == {{Track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 22:47 | title1 = Nineteen | length1 = 3:07 | writer1 = {{hlist|Edgar Sarratt|Christian Montaya|Zachary Cassell}} | extra1 = {{hlist|Zuko|Midwxst|CGM Beats}} | title2 = 223's | note2 = Featuring BabyTron | length2 = 2:13 | writer2 = {{hlist|Sarratt|Alden Robinson|James Johnson|Mason Kochis|Marlon Brown}} | extra2 = {{hlist|CookUpMason |Aldn|Enrgy Beats}} | title3 = Mad | length3 = 2:16 | writer3 = {{hlist|Sarratt|Vincenzo Donato|Daniel Carter Aranson}} | extra3 = {{hlist|Chenzo|DxnnyFxntom}} | title4 = Home Run | length4 = 2:33 | writer4 = {{hlist|Sarratt|Maximo Silverman|Eli Kahler|Olli Turro}} | extra4 = {{hlist|Eli.yf|Turro|Mimofr}} | title5 = Redacted | length5 = 2:00 | writer5 = {{hlist|Sarratt|Semaj Nelson}} | extra5 = Maajins | title6 = No Trace | length6 = 2:26 | writer6 = {{hlist|Sarratt|Addison Rineer|Cooper Vengrove}} | extra6 = {{hlist|Rafmade|Cooper Vengrove}} | title7 = Infantry | length7 = 1:56 | writer7 = {{hlist|Sarratt|Rineer|Jake Mercier}} | extra7 = {{hlist|Scizzie|Rafmade}} | title8 = Basic | length8 = 3:42 | writer8 = {{hlist|Sarratt|Christian Montoya|Rio Leyva|William Lambert}} | extra8 = {{hlist|CGM Beats|Rio Leyva|Thankyouwill}} | title9 = Flag | note9 = Featuring Tana | length9 = 2:31 | writer9 = {{hlist|Sarratt|Rineer|Paulo Cornejo|Steven Lewis}} | extra9 = {{hlist|Paulo|Rafmade}} }}
== Personnel == Credits adapted from Tidal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-07 |title=BACK IN ACTION 3.0 / Midwxst / Credits |url=https://tidal.com/album/245813046 |access-date=2025-09-01 |work=Tidal |language=en}}</ref>
* CGM Beats – production, programming (1, 8) * Maajins – production, programming (5) *Ryan Rajagopal – assistant mixer * Paulo – production, programming (9) * Addison Rineer – songwriting * Aldn – production, programming (2) * Rafmade – production, programming (6, 7, 9)
==References== {{reflist}} {{Midwxst}} {{Authority control}}
Category:2022 EPs Category:Geffen Records EPs Category:Midwxst albums Category:Albums produced by Aldn